Location-transmitting device for determining location of a wireless communication device
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1. In a wireless communication device, a method of transmitting location data for a location of the wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- using a short range radio communication protocol to receive, without prior interrogation, radio signals from any nearby autonomously transmitting radio-transmitting device;
detecting the location data in a single radio signal from a nearby autonomously transmitting radio-transmitting device disposed at the location, wherein the single radio signal is the strongest radio signal that includes location data and is received by the wireless communication device; and
transmitting the location data to a third party.
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Abstract
A location-transmitting device autonomously transmits a signal containing location data for the location-transmitting device to any nearby wireless communication device. The wireless communication device may then transmit said location data to a third party, such as an E-911 dispatch center or a provider of a commercial location-based service.
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1. In a wireless communication device, a method of transmitting location data for a location of the wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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using a short range radio communication protocol to receive, without prior interrogation, radio signals from any nearby autonomously transmitting radio-transmitting device; detecting the location data in a single radio signal from a nearby autonomously transmitting radio-transmitting device disposed at the location, wherein the single radio signal is the strongest radio signal that includes location data and is received by the wireless communication device; and transmitting the location data to a third party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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